Word: downtrodden
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...other news, a frozen and downtrodden Crimson football squad dropped an embarrassing 41-14 contest this afternoon here at Schoellkopf field...
...America. The Depression seemed ready to trigger enduring class hatred. But radicals were mistaken about the benignity of Joseph Stalin and the possibilities of domestic Marxism. Their revolution was postponed. Then along came World War II, the postwar boom and millions of house-owning, boat-buying, TV-consuming workers, downtrodden all the way to the bank...
Carter may be the hero of the Middle East peace treaty, but one wonders if the history books will also give due honor to the downtrodden taxpayers of our country, who have to bear the burden of shelling out the billions of dollars to bribe Sadat and Begin to agree to Carter's terms...
Amid the rising concerns about his leadership, Carter has talked more and more about the stabilizing force of his religion. In White House meetings his perception of the world frequently seems biblical, touching on a "dying child," " the downtrodden," "the despised," the link between leadership and"deep religious conviction," the courage of nonviolence...
Backstairs at the White House (Mondays, starting Jan. 29, NBC) is the gaudiest illustration yet of why many TV viewers would rather undergo root-canal work than tune into downtrodden NBC. Intended as a keyhole view of 20th century American Presidents, this nine-hour miniseries quickly proves to be a trivialization of history. In lieu of incisive political drama or even licentious fun, NBC offers a cavalcade of boring anecdotes and a rogues' gallery of often laughable cameo performances. In Backstairs, power is not an aphrodisiac but a soporific...